Zatman Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Nyland is still in recovery mode so cant see teams taking a risk on a transfer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 I can't imagine it will be too difficult to shift Kalinic, but agree that until we trim the GK numbers I can't see this happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyg Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Just on SSN the we have “officially ended interest” due to the 25m asking price but we are still on the look for a keeper. Sounds like hard ball to me... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desensitized43 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Just now, Jimmyg said: Just on SSN the we have “officially ended interest” due to the 25m asking price but we are still on the look for a keeper. Sounds like hard ball to me... Definitely. It's not like it's a position where we're immediately short of bodies. We could almost field a full defence of GK's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 I heard about 2 weeks ago that we told Stoke to **** off basically and instead are keen on Heaton. We have scouted him a fair bit apparently. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 On 04/07/2019 at 09:20, Zatman said: Nyland is still in recovery mode so cant see teams taking a risk on a transfer They wouldn’t take a risk if he was fully fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 I'm glad 25m for butland is ridiculous. Good luck getting that stoke. No one is paying that. They are stuck with a unhappy player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Dodged a bullet on this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Hope we're still keen but can understand walking away if the price is outlandish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyg Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 (edited) Also stated that Bournemouth are still interested, but I would be surprised if they meet that. Wouldn’t surprised if Butland puts in a transfer request anytime soon. Edited July 8, 2019 by Jimmyg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 23 minutes ago, omariqy said: I heard about 2 weeks ago that we told Stoke to **** off basically and instead are keen on Heaton. We have scouted him a fair bit apparently. I would be happy with Heaton. He's not a long term option but would tide us over for a couple of seasons. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 26 minutes ago, omariqy said: I heard about 2 weeks ago that we told Stoke to **** off basically and instead are keen on Heaton. We have scouted him a fair bit apparently. I’m glad we are leaving the Butland talk behind. Heaton is the one I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnock1984 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 I reckon we’ll end up getting him on a loan with option to buy towards the end of the window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 What's wrong with spending £25m on Butland? £25m is nothing nowadays. We've just signed a player with 17 Prem appearances for £5m less, and we all know £5m is nothing nowadays. Burnley signed Ben Gibson for £15m and he only played 1 game! Man Utd have just spent £800m on a defender with one season in the league. Just pay the what they want, it's not our money... ... 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villabromsgrove Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Heaton isn't the keeper he was, he's on a decline. Kalinic and Nyland aren't trusted, Sarkic is on loan. We need a dominant keeper for the Premier League, Steer is a decent back up in my opinion. Butland will leave Stoke, so Villa "ending official interest" is a kick up the backside for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Apparently Bournemouth have had a 12m bid for Butland rejected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted July 8, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 8, 2019 18 minutes ago, Rob182 said: What's wrong with spending £25m on Butland? £25m is nothing nowadays. We've just signed a player with 17 Prem appearances for £5m less, and we all know £5m is nothing nowadays. Burnley signed Ben Gibson for £15m and he only played 1 game! Man Utd have just spent £800m on a defender with one season in the league. Just pay the what they want, it's not our money... ... While there’s some validity here, I think a difference is there are other keepers available who it could be argued would be smarter purchases - Etheridge for half the cost, Heaton for even less. Also I would say bringing a central defender or two is far more critical than replacing Steer or Kalinic, so spending more on Mings is more justifiable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Just now, Shropshire Lad said: While there’s some validity here, I think a difference is there are other keepers available who it could be argued would be smarter purchases - Etheridge for half the cost, Heaton for even less. Also I would say bringing a central defender or two is far more critical than replacing Steer or Kalinic, so spending more on Mings is more justifiable. I agree, to a point. Butland, or any keeper, is one of those signings than can wait until the last day, if needs be (and if we're confident we can get our man for a better price). Without turning this into the Mings thread part 2, spending more on him is justifiable because he adds continuity from last year's squad, but equally, I'd suggest that he's also a player that we could have waited on. Yes, there would have been loads of calls for him to sign, but with the 'matching option' clause, we could have possibly waited to show Bournemouth that no-one else was going to offer them similar money for a player that didn't want to be there, and that they presumably don't need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 7 minutes ago, Shropshire Lad said: While there’s some validity here, I think a difference is there are other keepers available who it could be argued would be smarter purchases - Etheridge for half the cost, Heaton for even less. Also I would say bringing a central defender or two is far more critical than replacing Steer or Kalinic, so spending more on Mings is more justifiable. We've seen how many points keepers can cost you in both Gollini and Nyland in recent years. Steer will be absolutely battered by shots and crosses in the PL, and we dont want to learn a third of the way through the season that he's not quite good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted July 8, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 8, 2019 Just now, turvontour said: We've seen how many points keepers can cost you in both Gollini and Nyland in recent years. Steer will be absolutely battered by shots and crosses in the PL, and we dont want to learn a third of the way through the season that he's not quite good enough. I’m not saying we shouldn’t look to strengthen the keeper department. I’m saying that going into the campaign with Steer & Kalinic as goal keeper options is, relatively, a much stronger position for us than having an inexperienced Hause and a physically battered Chester as literally are only central defenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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